Anth 473 Primatology

Primate biology. Phylogenetic reconstruction of the Order Primates anchored within Mammalia. Comparative study of diets and dentitions, the skull and major sense organs, the central nervous system, reproduction, and locomotor patterns among living primates. Integration of ecological and behavioral studies and the primate fossil record. Expected preparation: Anth 373 or Bi 328 or Bi 415.